Economic Gains of Labor
Name: Jonathan Ryder
Age: 17
Hometown: Attleton, NY
School Attended: Attleton High
Birthday: 7/25/1922
Relationship Status: Bachelor
Income: less than 20,000
Occupation: Reporter
I was a reporter when war broke out in Europe, but I was never allowed to become a correspondent over seas. When the United States entered World War II I specialized in stories about the home front while other reporters were able to cover the news on the front lines. I noticed that the need for war supplies increased. Even after the New Deal agencies went into the full affect of helping people, many were left without jobs. Now that war had broken out, Americans found themselves working in factories, harbors, and welding yards to make armaments and supplies for the soldiers. Unemployment dropped to 1.2 percent and paychecks rose by 35 percent in 1944 (Danzer et.al. 591). Many people saw
the need to support the troops and found new ways to support them. Scrap drives were started to recycle inmportant materials such as tin foil, cans, and paper. people also baught war bonds to support government funds ("United" 571). Women played a major role in the support of troops. Now that most men had left for war women took new roles. One woman commented, "the war really created opportunities for women" (Espinosa 196). Farms also benefitted.
The weather at this time changed from the dust bowl drought to a perfect growing condition. The war also raised prices on goods and production increase by fifty percent. This rise in production cause an incomes to increse to a point where farmers could pay off old debts and their mortgages.
United States History:Heritage of Freedom. Pensacola, FL: A Beka Book, 1996.
Gerald, A. Danzer et.al. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Little Inc., 2003.
Espinosa, Winona. "Things That Only Men Had Done Before." Ordinary Americans. Linda R. Monk ed.
Alexandria,VA:Close Up Publishing, 1994.
1944 Serviceman's Readjustment Act known as the GI Bill of Rights
Name: Jonathan Ryder
Age: 17
Hometown: Attleton, NY
School Attended: Attleton High
Birthday: 7/25/1922
Relationship Status: Bachelor
Income: less than 20,000
Occupation: Reporter
It has been three years since the United States has entered into the second Great War and I am still in America covering stories on the home front. Recently Congress passed the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act which became known as the GI Bill of Rights (Danzer et.al. 592). President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill into law on June 22, 1944.
The bill provided that all veterans were eligible for education and training, loan guaranty for homes, farms or
business ,and unemployment pay (“Born” 1). Returning soldiers had not been given such privileges in previous years. Many veterans saw this as an opportunity to get an education. 7.8 veterans attended colleges under the GI Bill of Rights (Danzer et.al. 592). But these colleges were not limited to a few rather, “Veterans were free to attend the educational institution of their choice” (Schugurensky 1). Further more I noticed that many veterans were surprised to find that the age limit for college entrance had changed. Because the student population was no longer limited to people between the ages of 18-23, many more veterans were able to gain an education, and they were able to benefit their families and the economy (Schugurensky 1). The GI Bill of Rights also helped to start families off on the right foot. Over the years that the bill was ion place 2.4 million home loans were given out to World War II veterans (“Born" 20). These loans allowed many veterans to start and support families. The GI Bill of rights was everything that a World War II veteran would hope for on returning from a tour of brutal fighting around the world. Although I was never granted the opportunities of these brave men, I was still excited to see that they were getting the help they deserved for defending our country. Many others would probably find themselves out of work or struggling to get by.
Japenese Internment (Issei and Nisei)
Name: Kichirou Moukisaki
Age: 14
Hometown: San Francisco
School Attended: none
Birthday: 6/3/1928
Relationship Status: not in a relationship
Income: none
Occupation: none
I was the son of a prominent Japanese immigrant who moved to California shortly after World War I. My father met my mother in San Francisco where they eventually settled and started a family. Times were not bad growing up in a big city. There were many Japanese immigrants on the west coast with whom we lived with. Things went wrong. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese military. After news of the bombing was broadcast, everyone disliked the Japanese (“America” 432). The fear of the Japanese grew. In Hawaii an order was given to evacuate all Japanese Americans from the state. This was never followed through with however due to the fact that the Japanese
were a major part of the Hawaiian economy. Instead over 1,444 Japanese Americans were interned (Danzer et.al. 594). My cousins had been living in Hawaii and after the internment we were unable to keep in contact. While many Japanese were kept out of suspicion in Hawaii, those in California were not so lucky. My family and I dealt with immense prejudice. After President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 we were eventually sent to an internment camp with the rest of the Japanese Americans. Over 120,000 Americans of Japanese heritage were put into one of 10 internment camps (Siasoco, Ross 1). Conditions were poor and we were always wanting more and wondering why this was happening to us. We needed order in the camps along with proper representation. We were still U.S. citizens. Therefore leadership positions were offered however, “[the positions] were only offered to the Nisei, or American-born, Japanese. The older generation, or the Issei, was forced to watch as the government promoted their children and ignored them” (Siasoco, Ross 2). Along with these privileges of leadership Nisei were allowed to leave the camps if they enlisted in the U.S. military (“America” 432). Eventually we were released and the Japanese American Citizens League was able to obtain reparations for our internment (Danzer et.al. 595). Although many suffered in the camps we were still able to keep a spirit a patiotism. Works Cited America Land I Love. Pensacola, FL: A Beka Book, 1994.
Gerald, A. Danzer et.al. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Little Inc., 2003.
Siasoco, Ricco and Shmuel Ross. “Internment”.Info Please. October 24, 2007.
<http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internment1.html>.
Name: Jonathan Ryder
Age: 17
Hometown: Attleton, NY
School Attended: Attleton High
Birthday: 7/25/1922
Relationship Status: Bachelor
Income: less than 20,000
Occupation: Reporter
I was a reporter when war broke out in Europe, but I was never allowed to become a correspondent over seas. When the United States entered World War II I specialized in stories about the home front while other reporters were able to cover the news on the front lines. I noticed that the need for war supplies increased. Even after the New Deal agencies went into the full affect of helping people, many were left without jobs. Now that war had broken out, Americans found themselves working in factories, harbors, and welding yards to make armaments and supplies for the soldiers. Unemployment dropped to 1.2 percent and paychecks rose by 35 percent in 1944 (Danzer et.al. 591). Many people saw
United States History:Heritage of Freedom. Pensacola, FL: A Beka Book, 1996.
Gerald, A. Danzer et.al. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Little Inc., 2003.
Espinosa, Winona. "Things That Only Men Had Done Before." Ordinary Americans. Linda R. Monk ed.
Alexandria,VA:Close Up Publishing, 1994.
1944 Serviceman's Readjustment Act known as the GI Bill of Rights
Name: Jonathan Ryder
Age: 17
Hometown: Attleton, NY
School Attended: Attleton High
Birthday: 7/25/1922
Relationship Status: Bachelor
Income: less than 20,000
Occupation: Reporter
It has been three years since the United States has entered into the second Great War and I am still in America covering stories on the home front. Recently Congress passed the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act which became known as the GI Bill of Rights (Danzer et.al. 592). President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill into law on June 22, 1944.
The bill provided that all veterans were eligible for education and training, loan guaranty for homes, farms or
Works Cited
“Born of Controversy: The GI Bill of Rights”. Gibill.gov. 23, October 2007.
<http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/history.htm>.
Gerald, A. Danzer et.al. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Little Inc., 2003.
Schugurensky, Daniel ed. “The GI Bill” 23, October 2007.
<http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~daniel_sc/assignment1/1944gibill.html>.
Japenese Internment (Issei and Nisei)
Name: Kichirou Moukisaki
Age: 14
Hometown: San Francisco
School Attended: none
Birthday: 6/3/1928
Relationship Status: not in a relationship
Income: none
Occupation: none
I was the son of a prominent Japanese immigrant who moved to California shortly after World War I. My father met my mother in San Francisco where they eventually settled and started a family. Times were not bad growing up in a big city. There were many Japanese immigrants on the west coast with whom we lived with. Things went wrong. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese military. After news of the bombing was broadcast, everyone disliked the Japanese (“America” 432). The fear of the Japanese grew. In Hawaii an order was given to evacuate all Japanese Americans from the state. This was never followed through with however due to the fact that the Japanese
Works Cited
America Land I Love. Pensacola, FL: A Beka Book, 1994.
Gerald, A. Danzer et.al. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Little Inc., 2003.
Siasoco, Ricco and Shmuel Ross. “Internment”.Info Please. October 24, 2007.
<http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internment1.html>.